Only two things are infinite, the universe andhuman stupidity and I'm not sure about theformer

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind toomuch from its creative pursuits. Any man whoreads too much and uses his own brain too littlefalls into lazy habits of thinking.

The ideals which have lighted my way, and timeafter time have given me new courage to face lifecheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions,outward success, luxury have always seemed to mecontemptible.

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

The important thing is not to stop questioningCuriosity has its own reason for existing. Onecannot help but be in awe when he contemplatesthe mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelousstructure of reality. It is enough if one tries merelyto comprehend a little of this mystery every dayNever lose a holy curiosity.

The most beautiful experience we can have is themysterious.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is themysterious. It is the source of all true art andscience.

The most incomprehensible thing about the worldis that it is at all comprehensible.

The release of atomic energy has not created a newproblem. It has merely made more urgent thenecessity of solving an existing one.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hideyour sources.

To punish me for my contempt for authority fatemade me an authority myself.

To many of us look upon Americans as dollarchasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiteratedthoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Truth is what stands the test of experience.

Try not to become a man of success but rather tobecome a man of value.

We should take care not to make the intellect ourgod, it has, of course, powerful muscles, but nopersonality.

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that,between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politicsare only a matter of present concern. Amathematical equation stands forever.

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to realitythey are not certain; and as far as they are certainthey do not refer to reality.